Mozhgan Patoo; Abbas Ali Allahyari; Ali Reza Moradi; Mehrdad Payandeh
Volume 5, Issue 17 , July 2016, , Pages 105-118
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Objective: Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Breast (FACT-B) Scale, is widely used to measure health-related quality of life in cancer patients. The aim of the present study was to validate the FACT-B in a sample of Iranian women with breast cancer. Method: The sample consisted of 300 women with ...
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Objective: Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Breast (FACT-B) Scale, is widely used to measure health-related quality of life in cancer patients. The aim of the present study was to validate the FACT-B in a sample of Iranian women with breast cancer. Method: The sample consisted of 300 women with breast cancer that selected through non-random convenient sampling procedure from oncology hospitals and clinics in Kermanshah and Shiraz cities. They were asked to Persian version of FACT-B scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale questionnaire, the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer quality of life EORTC QLQ30. Confirmatory Factorial analysis of the methods, concurrent validity and discriminative, and Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency of was used. Findings: Internal consistency using Cronbach's alpha from 0.63 to 0.93 for the subscales and 0/92 total scale. Significant correlations between FACT- B and other measures also indicate that this scale has concurrent validity and discriminative. The values of fit indices were also moderate. Conclusion: The Persian version of the FACT-B scale is valid and reliable and, therefore, the scale can be used in research and clinical settings to assess health-related quality of life in Iranian patients with breast cancer to be used.
Z Barghi irani; H. Zare; M. Abedin
Volume 4, Issue 14 , May 2015, , Pages 113-128
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Objective: Acceptance-based therapies increase psychological flexibility and improve mental health in people with chronic pains. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of acceptance and commitment based therapy (ACT) on increasing the psychological capital of esophageal cancer patients. ...
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Objective: Acceptance-based therapies increase psychological flexibility and improve mental health in people with chronic pains. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of acceptance and commitment based therapy (ACT) on increasing the psychological capital of esophageal cancer patients. Method: This study used quasi-experimental method and a pretest-posttest plan with a control group. Participants consisted of 32 women with esophageal cancer who were selected using convenience sampling method and were randomly divided into two groups of experimental and control groups. Our measuring tool was Psychological Capital Questionnaire which was completed by the participants. Then, the participants in the experimental group participated in 8 sessions of 45 min of acceptance and commitment based therapy. Analysis of variance method was used to analyze data. Results: Data analysis showed that acceptance and commitment based therapy had significantly increased the psychological capital and its subscales in the experimental group, compared to the control group. Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, acceptance and commitment based therapy increases psychological capitals of esophageal cancer patients and represents new horizons in clinical interventions and thus could be used as an effective interventional method.
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S.Fateme Manafi; GHolamreza Dehshiri
Volume 6, Issue 22 , September 2017, , Pages 115-130
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Introduction: Fear of disease progression is common problems and the main causes of distress in chronic disease. This fear can have destructive effect, including emotional problems of patients with chronic physical diseases. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between fear of ...
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Introduction: Fear of disease progression is common problems and the main causes of distress in chronic disease. This fear can have destructive effect, including emotional problems of patients with chronic physical diseases. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between fear of disease progression with anxiety, stress and depression among multiple sclerosis and cancer patients. Methods: The sample of this research consisted of 212 female patients with multiple sclerosis and 102 cancers that were selected by convenience sampling method. The assessment tools have been including fear of progression questionnaire and depression, anxiety and stress scale. Results: The results showed that significant positive relationships were found for fear of progression and anxiety, stress and depression. All in all, the result of this analysis showed that the tested model explain 48 percentage of the variance of emotional problems. Another finding of this study was that the fear of disease progression in patients with cancer was much more than in patients with multiple sclerosis. Conclusion: Thus, due to administration and planning health care of chronic diseases, including multiple sclerosis and cancer, the consideration of fear of disease progression in these patients is important.
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anis khoshlahjeh sedgh
Volume 6, Issue 21 , May 2017, , Pages 116-128
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to the effectiveness of cognitive therapy in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with constipation in Tehran who were referred to medical centers in Tehran and diagnosis of depression and severe anxiety was about them. Method: In this semi-experimental ...
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to the effectiveness of cognitive therapy in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with constipation in Tehran who were referred to medical centers in Tehran and diagnosis of depression and severe anxiety was about them. Method: In this semi-experimental study with pretest-posttest control group design was used. 30 people who were given a diagnosis of depression and severe anxiety about them, were assigned to two experimental and control groups. Both groups received drug treatment and testing by the Beck Depression Inventory Second Edition and Spielberg were the pretest and posttest.After 3 months were followed. In this study was used to analyze the data from the test MANCOVA. Results: Results showed that cognitive therapy in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety were significantly effective.. Conclusion: The results suggest that cognitive therapy focuses on cognitive attentional syndrome and challenge the beliefs can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety.
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nahid khanbabaei; razieh zahedi; amin rafiepoor
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Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis is a preexisting chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease with a prevalence of 0.5 to 2.4 percent in the world. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on the psychological distress and fear ...
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Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis is a preexisting chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease with a prevalence of 0.5 to 2.4 percent in the world. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on the psychological distress and fear of disease progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Methods: this quasi-experimental clinical trial study was performed on 30 people with rheumatoid arthritis selected through purposive sampling and randomly assigned in tow groups, experimental and control (n= 15 persons) the intervention was implemented 8 session per week is a one-half hour session in the experimental group. Data were collected using Psychological distressquestionnaire (DASS)and fear of disease progression and analysis was done by SPSS-22 software. Descriptive and inferential statistics and repeated measures ANOVAand Bonferroni post hoc test were used. Findings: Results of repeated measure ANOVA showed significant difference between the two groups in mean depression and stress (P> 0.05). Anxiety scores were not significantly different between the two groups (P Conclusion: the results indicate the effect of ACT on the psychological distress and fear of disease progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis; therefore, this treatment can be used as a complementary treatment, along with medication, to improve the quality of life of these patients.
Ahmad Valikhani; Ali Firouzabadi
Volume 5, Issue 18 , July 2016, , Pages 119-140
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Objective: Various studies indicated that the death anxiety is more common in refractory disease (like, cancer); and it effects on many aspects of patients life such as their quality of life and promoting health behavior as well as physical and psychological problems. Thus, identifying effective psychological ...
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Objective: Various studies indicated that the death anxiety is more common in refractory disease (like, cancer); and it effects on many aspects of patients life such as their quality of life and promoting health behavior as well as physical and psychological problems. Thus, identifying effective psychological factors on death anxiety in cancer patients could us help to substantial contribute in understanding and managing this kind of existential anxiety. Methods: In order to comparing and examining the relationship between death anxiety and attachment styles, 210 people, including 70 members of three groups of cancer patients under chemotherapy, hospital staff, and ordinary people who were matched the demographic variables were recruited and completed Templer Death Anxiety scale and Attachment Styles questionnaire. For analyzing Data series of variance analyses and Pearson correlation coefficients was used. Results: Results showed that death anxiety was positively and significantly linked with insecure attachment styles and was negatively and significantly correlated with secure attachment style in cancer group. Comparison of attachment styles among groups showed that there were significantly differences between the styles of relationship as secondary, preoccupation with relationship, and need for approval. So that, cancer patients had higher scores in insecure attachment styles (relationship as secondary and preoccupation with relationship) than hospital staff. Furthermore, there was significantly difference in the style of need for approval between hospital staff and cancer patients, also hospital staff and ordinary people. Hospital staff had less mean score than cancer patients group and ordinary people. Conclusion: Since the results demonstrated that death anxiety is more common in cancer patients, and according to the relationship between death anxiety and attachment styles especially in the cancer group it can be said that we can use the issue for managing death anxiety of cancer patients.
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Fatemeh Shafiee; Asieh Shariatmadar; Kiiumars Farahbakhsh
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Objective: Increasing the prevalence of cancer, especially in children, affects the family’s psychological system.Objective this study was to investigate the lived experiences associated with psychological stresses of cancerous children and their families in different stages of the disease. Method: ...
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Objective: Increasing the prevalence of cancer, especially in children, affects the family’s psychological system.Objective this study was to investigate the lived experiences associated with psychological stresses of cancerous children and their families in different stages of the disease. Method: A qualitative research approach and descriptive of phenomenological type. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews. Targeted sampling and interviews continued until data saturation. The number of participants was 33 from 14 families, of which 12 were fathers and 14 were mothers and 7 were siblings. The data analysis was done using a clayey method. Results: The psychological stresses of cancer children and their families were categorized into 7 categories, including psychological stresses before diagnosis, during diagnosis, ultimate diagnosis, after that, disease progression, child's death, and The psychological stresses of different stages (parents' concerns for healthy siblings, their concern about the effects of the disease on their marriage, the psychological pressures affecting the overall family system, and the psychological pressures on cancerous kid).Conclusion: By identifying the psychological pressures of cancerous children and their families at different stages of the disease, and acknowledging the parents can reduce the negative effects of these psychological stresses on the affected children and their family system
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Azadeh CHoobforoushzadeh; Ali akbar SHarifi; Kobra Sayadifar
Volume 7, Issue 25 , June 2018, , Pages 121-132
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Objective: Health-related concerns do not destroy with the usual reassurance from others and even the physicians but are transmitted over time from one disease to another. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of health anxiety inventory in caregiver of cancer patients. ...
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Objective: Health-related concerns do not destroy with the usual reassurance from others and even the physicians but are transmitted over time from one disease to another. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of health anxiety inventory in caregiver of cancer patients. Method: In a descriptive study, a sample of 255 people (153 women and 102 males) was selected through available sampling method from caregivers of cancer patients as samples of this study. Result: The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated using the internal consistency, split- half and test-retest, respectively 0.95, 0.86 and 0.63. Also, the convergent validity of the questionnaire was 0.74 with Beck Depression Inventory. The results of confirmatory factor analysis showed that the two- factor model had moderate fitness and the three-factor model proposed by authors had a good fitness. Conclusion: The results showed that health anxiety inventory has good psychometric properties in caregiver of cancer patients.
Ahmad Alipour; Akbar Rezai; Touraj Hashemi; Nahid yousefpour
Volume 5, Issue 20 , January 2017, , Pages 125-136
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Objective: this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy focused on lifestyle modification to increase monitoring vital signs and coronary heart disease and psychological well-being. Method: This study method was semi experimental Research projects was pretest-post ...
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Objective: this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy focused on lifestyle modification to increase monitoring vital signs and coronary heart disease and psychological well-being. Method: This study method was semi experimental Research projects was pretest-post test with control group. The study sample included all patients with cardiovascular disease of Tabriz city in the first quarter of 1393. Sample study contained (40person) among people with cardiovascular patients from April to June 1393 who referred to Madani Hospital Tabriz. In this study, the first phase of random sampling was used and later on the experimental and control groups were used. The experimental group received training with cognitive behavioral therapy focused on lifestyle modification. Both groups were tested for the pre-test and post-test. A questionnaire based on the psychological well-being and a demographic chart armistice was used in this survey. To analyze the data, the mean and standard deviation, standard error of the mean and the analytical method was used for multivariate analysis of covariance. Results: The findings showed that there were diference between experimental and control groups in improvement of vital signs and psychological well-being. Conclusion: The results indicated that cognitive behavioral therapy focused on lifestyle modification to increase monitoring vital signs and psychological well-being of patients with coronary artery disease.
Flora EzzatPanah; Zohre Latifi
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness training based on acceptance, commitment and compassion on pain catastrophizing, distress tolerance and post-traumatic growth in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome. Method: This study was done by semi-experimental approach with ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness training based on acceptance, commitment and compassion on pain catastrophizing, distress tolerance and post-traumatic growth in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome. Method: This study was done by semi-experimental approach with two groups and three stages (pre-test, posttest & follow up). 30 patients with fibromyalgia syndrome were selected through available sampling and randomly assigned into experimental and control groups. Intervention was administered to the experimental group for 10 sessions. The research tools were included of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale of Sullivan et al (1995), Simons & Gaher Distress Tolerance Questionnaire (2005), and Post Traumatic Growth Questionnaire of Tedeschi & Calhoun (1996). Findings: The results showed that training based on acceptance, commitment and compassionhas significant effects on pain catastrophizing, distress tolerance and post-traumatic growth in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (p < 0.001). These effects have remained in the 45 days follow-up period. Conclusion: According to the results, training based on acceptance, commitment and compassionhave implications for improving the psychological state of patients with fibromyalgia that can be used to improve the quality of life of these patients.
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Jahansha Mohamadzadeh; Zeinab sadat Hoseini
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy on enhancement of hope and happiness in patients with cancer. Method: The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and control group design. The population of the study consisted ...
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy on enhancement of hope and happiness in patients with cancer. Method: The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and control group design. The population of the study consisted of all people diagnosed with cancer who visited the Radiotherapy Center of Imam Reza Hospital in Kermanshah in 2016. 30 members of the population were selected through purposive sampling, and were then randomly assigned into two 15-member groups (experimental and control group). The Schneider's hope questionnaire and Oxford happiness inventory were used for data collection purposes in pre-test and post-test. Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy was performed on the experimental group twice a week in 20 sixty-minute sessions, while the control group to receive the intervention. Results: The findings of multivariate covariance analysis obtained from pre-treatment and treatment scores after the pre-test and post-test showed a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of hope (P= 0/006, F= 88/93) and happiness (P= 0/01, F= 89/23). Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, it can be mentioned that Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy increase hope and happiness in cancer patients and it can be used as an efficient method. and it can be used as an efficient method.
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soodabeh Bassak Nejad; Nima Aarefi; Nasrin Arshadi
Volume 7, Issue 26 , September 2018, , Pages 132-145
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Objective: There are different research evidence that show similarities between addiction to drugs and consuming some kinds of foods. The purpose of this study was designing and testing a model of some antecedents of food addiction. Method: The participants of the study were 306 undergraduate students ...
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Objective: There are different research evidence that show similarities between addiction to drugs and consuming some kinds of foods. The purpose of this study was designing and testing a model of some antecedents of food addiction. Method: The participants of the study were 306 undergraduate students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz (142 male and 164 female) that were selected by multistage random sampling method. The instruments were used Yale Food Addiction Scale-2, Emotional Eating Scale, Barrat Impulsivity Scale-11, Difficulties in Emotional Regulation Scale and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale .the Fitness of the proposed model was examined through structural equation modeling, using SPSS-22 and AMOS-21 software packages. The indirect effects were tested using the bootstrap procedure. Results: Findings indicated that the proposed model fits the data relatively. Direct paths from emotional dysregulation and impulsivity to food addiction, emotional dysregulation , and self-esteem to impulsivity and the indirect path from emotional dysregulation and self-esteem to food addiction with the mediating role of impulsivity were statistically significant, but the direct paths from emotional eating and self-esteem to food addiction were not significant. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, emotional dysregulation and impulsivity have a direct effect, and self-esteem has an indirect effect through impulsivity on food addiction.
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mahshid shabani; Javad Khalatbari
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction training on emotion regulation difficulties and psychological well-being in premenstrual syndrome. Method: The research method is semi-experimental with pre-test-posttest design with ...
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction training on emotion regulation difficulties and psychological well-being in premenstrual syndrome. Method: The research method is semi-experimental with pre-test-posttest design with control group. The research population consisted of all women referring to Health Center of Dolatabad in the second half of 1396. A sample of 30 subjects was selected through purposeful sampling and randomly divided into two groups (15 subjects) and control (15 subjects). Then, the experimental group was trained by mindfulness-based stress reduction program in 8 sessions. To collect data, a short form reef psychological well-being scale (RSPWB-SF) and an emotional adjustment difficulty questionnaire (DERS) were used. The data were analyzed using covariance analysis and analyzed using SPSS software. Results: : The results showed that mindfulness-based stress reduction had a significant effect on decreasing the emotion regulation difficulties and its components. Also, there was a significant effect on mindfulness-based stress reduction on psychological well-being and its components. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that mindfulness-based stress reduction can be used as a useful intervention method for increasing psychological well-being and decreasing emotion regulation difficulties in women with premenstrual syndrome.
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samira Rahmani javanmard; M.H Khani
Volume 6, Issue 23 , December 2017, , Pages 136-150
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Introduction: the present study aimed to compare Alexithymia, Distress tolerance, and Anger rumination among patients with Hypertension and normal people. Method: The research design is causal-comparative or ex post facto which is a descriptive – analytic method. The population is all ...
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Introduction: the present study aimed to compare Alexithymia, Distress tolerance, and Anger rumination among patients with Hypertension and normal people. Method: The research design is causal-comparative or ex post facto which is a descriptive – analytic method. The population is all patients with hypertension from the health care centers and hospitals of Aleshtar, Lorestan. The total numbers of the participants is 40 clients which we select them by at hand sampling method. We compare these clients with 40 normal people. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance. Results: Results indicated that there is a significant difference between patients with Hypertension and normal people in terms of their total scores in alexithymia, distress tolerance, and anger rumination Conclusion: we need to consider these psychological factors in treatment programs.
Mohammad Ebrahim Hokmabadi; Imanollah Bigdeli; Javanshir Asadi; Mohammad Javad Asghari Ebrahim Abad
Volume 6, Issue 24 , March 2018, , Pages 138-161
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Objective:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy(ACT) based on type D personality and adherence to treatment in patients with coronary heart moderating role of working memory and prospective memory. Method: This experimental study was performed ...
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Objective:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy(ACT) based on type D personality and adherence to treatment in patients with coronary heart moderating role of working memory and prospective memory. Method: This experimental study was performed in congruent multiple baseline single case study design with six-week follow-up. Five men with heart disease were selected with using purposeful sampling method. The efficacy of treatment Protocol was evaluated in three phase (Baseline, treatment and follow-up) by using the Type D personality questionnaire, Prospective Memory Questionnaire, Wechsler working memory test and Morisky Medication Adherence Scale. Data analyzed with visuals inspection, improvement percentage, and reliable change index strategies. Results: Results showed that intervention based ACT is both clinically and statistically (p Adherence .Conclusion: the ACT has appropriate efficacy in reducing Type D personality and increase Prospective Memory, working memory and adherence to treatment
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minoo bahrami rad; Zohreh Rafezi
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Objective: The aim of this research was predicting pain acceptance based on perceived stress and coping strategies in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis. Method: The current research method was correlation. The statistical population was all patients with rheumatoid arthritis who referred to rheumatology ...
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Objective: The aim of this research was predicting pain acceptance based on perceived stress and coping strategies in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis. Method: The current research method was correlation. The statistical population was all patients with rheumatoid arthritis who referred to rheumatology centers of districts 2,3,5,6,7,18 of Tehran city in 1396 that 214 of them, based on the Kerjcie and Morgan table (1970) and using the available sampling method, were selected as statistical samples, but 210 patients remained as the final sample. The data for the research were collected through Perceived Stress Scale by Cohen, Kamarak and Mermelstein (1983), Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations by Calsbeek, Mieke, Dekker, and Henegouwen (2002) and Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire by McCracken, Wolves and Eccleston (2004) and analyzed by using multiple regression method. Results: The results showed that perceived stress (β=-0.13, p=0.001), emotion-oriented strategy(β=-0.16, p=0.001) and avoidant strategy(β=-0.21, p=0.001 negatively and significantly and problem-oriented strategy (β=0.58, p=0.001) positively and significantly can predict pain acceptance. Conclusion: Overall, the results showed that perceived stress and coping strategies can be used to control the pain of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
S basak nejad; M mehrabi zadeh; M hasani; F nargesi
Volume 1, Issue 2 , August 2012, , Pages 5-11
nasrin zarei; kazem rasulzadeh; seyed ali azin
Volume 1, Issue 4 , July 2013, , Pages 5-18
M. Mehdiyar; S.F Nejati
Volume 4, Issue 16 , October 2015, , Pages 97-108
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Objective: Suicide is one of the mental health problems and the tendency to suicide is one of the most important indicators of the population's mental health. Since this phenomenon can be prevented, early detection is very important. The present research aimed at ...
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Objective: Suicide is one of the mental health problems and the tendency to suicide is one of the most important indicators of the population's mental health. Since this phenomenon can be prevented, early detection is very important. The present research aimed at constructing and validating the Resilience to Suicide Questionnaire. Method: To this end, 200 students in Shiraz University participated in the analysis of the psychometric properties of this questionnaire. Results: The reliability of the questionnaire was investigated through test, retest and the Cronbach’s alpha and the reliability coefficients were calculated to be 0.93 and 0.83 respectively. To study the validity of this questionnaire, 4 methods were used. The construct validity of the Resilience to Suicide Questionnaire was investigated by determining the correlation coefficient between this questionnaire and the Beck Depression Inventory Π and the correlation coefficients were calculated to be of -0.60 (p
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masoomeh abdolkhaleghi; omid shokri; maryam safaei; Raheme Salehi
Volume 4, Issue 13 , February 2015, , Pages 113-126
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Objective: The main purpose of the present study was to investigate psychometric properties of the Brief Religious Coping Scale (BRCS, Pargament, Koenig & Perez, 2000) among male and female cancer patients. 155 cancer patients (119 female, 36 male) completed the Brief Religious Coping Scale. Method: ...
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Objective: The main purpose of the present study was to investigate psychometric properties of the Brief Religious Coping Scale (BRCS, Pargament, Koenig & Perez, 2000) among male and female cancer patients. 155 cancer patients (119 female, 36 male) completed the Brief Religious Coping Scale. Method: The exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis methods and internal consistency coefficients were used to compute the BRCS's factorial validity and reliability, respectively. Results: The results of principal component analysis (PC) with varimax rotation replicated 2-factor structure of positive and negative religious coping strategies for cancer patients. Goodness-of-fit indices of confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the 2 extracted factors. Internal consistency coefficients for positive and negative religious coping strategies were 0/85 and 0/80, respectively. Conclusion: In sum, BRCS appears to be a good instrument that does what it was intended to do: assess religious methods of coping in an efficient, psychometrically sound, and theoretically meaningful manner
Nader Hajloo; Osha Barahmand; Ali Adili; Mahnaz Fathi
Volume 5, Issue 19 , October 2016, , Pages 117-132
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Objective: Cancer creates a lot of stress and can significantly affect quality of life. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of stage of disease, illness perceptions, unmet needs and fatigue in predicting the quality of life of patients with cancer. Method: The sample consisted of 120 ...
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Objective: Cancer creates a lot of stress and can significantly affect quality of life. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of stage of disease, illness perceptions, unmet needs and fatigue in predicting the quality of life of patients with cancer. Method: The sample consisted of 120 hospitalized patients in Tehran's Shohada hospital in 2014 that was selected purposefully. For data collecting, were used the Cancer-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (FACT-G), Fatigue in Cancer Therapy (FACT-F), Illness Perception (R-IBQ) and a Short-Form of Questionnaire for Needs of Cancer patients (SCNS -SF34). Multiple regressions was used to analyze the data. Findings: The general regression model showed significant role of disease stage, illness perception, unmet needs and fatigue in predicting the life quality of patients (p<0/01). Conclusion: In addition to providing physical care, attention to the psychological component in the lives of cancer patients to improve quality of life, will be important.
MohammadMahdi Babaei Menghari; Ali khaleghkhah
Volume 5, Issue 17 , July 2016, , Pages 119-134
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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate relationship between quality of life and spiritual Health and depression in thalasemia major patients in Amol city. Method: The research Method was correlation. The population was 497 of thalasemia patients. According to the Cochrane formula 100 thalasemia ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate relationship between quality of life and spiritual Health and depression in thalasemia major patients in Amol city. Method: The research Method was correlation. The population was 497 of thalasemia patients. According to the Cochrane formula 100 thalasemia patients were selected by random sampling method. The research instruments were quality of life questionnaire, spiritual Health questionnaire and depression Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation, multiple regression and path analysis. Findings: There is relationship between quality of life and spiritual Health and depression. Regression analysis showed that quality of life and spiritual Health predict thalasemia patients depression. The results of path analysis showed that physical domain quality of life, religious Health and existential Health through mental domain quality of life indirect effect on depression affects thalasemia patients But mental domain quality of life directly affects the impact on thalasemia patients depression. Conclusion: According to the results Quality of life, depression and spiritual well-being of patients with thalassemia can be scheduled to take appropriate measures to prevent depression and improve quality of life and lead to spiritual health.
E. Aslami; Ahmad Alipour; A. Aghayusefi; F. Najib
Volume 4, Issue 14 , May 2015, , Pages 129-140
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Abstract Objective:Anxiety of pregnancy influences the childbirth factors and pregnancy outcomes. Mindfulness is an approach that can be used to control this anxiety. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of mindfulness-based Islamic- spiritual schemas on pregnancy anxiety in pregnant women ...
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Abstract Objective:Anxiety of pregnancy influences the childbirth factors and pregnancy outcomes. Mindfulness is an approach that can be used to control this anxiety. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of mindfulness-based Islamic- spiritual schemas on pregnancy anxiety in pregnant women and their infants' physiological parameters. Method: This study was a pre- experimental study by pretest- posttest design with a control group. Thirty women pregnant had 16 to 32 weeks were selected with the high score in anxiety of pregnancy questionnaire. The study participants were placed in two groups (one experimental with mindfulness-based Islamic spiritual schema and another control) by chance selection. The Dareshori anxiety of pregnancy Questionnaire was used for collecting the data in pre-test and post-test stages. Multivariate Analysis of Covariance was used for analyzing the data. Results: mindfulness-based Islamic –spiritual schemas training reduced indicators of pregnancy anxiety ( fear of emotions and interpersonal relationships, fear of appearance changes and fear of childbirth) and increased the physiological characteristics of newborns (eg, weight, head circumference and score at the first minute and the fifth minute Apgar). Conclusion: Mindfulness-based Islamic spiritual schema training is effective in reducing pregnancy anxiety and improving physiological parameters of their infants
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Samineh Fattahi; Farah Naderi; Parviz Askary; Hasan Ahadi
Volume 6, Issue 21 , May 2017, , Pages 129-141
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Introduction: Obesity and overweight is a risk factor for diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, cancer (prostate, colon, breast, etc.). The aim of study was to exam the effectiveness of neurofeedback training on food craving and mental health in overweight women. Methods: The populations ...
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Introduction: Obesity and overweight is a risk factor for diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, cancer (prostate, colon, breast, etc.). The aim of study was to exam the effectiveness of neurofeedback training on food craving and mental health in overweight women. Methods: The populations of this study compose of overweight women refered to two nutrition clinics in sari .Thirty persons have been assigned randomly in to two groups of neurofeedback and control. In this study used the pretest and posttest with control group, and experimental group received 10 sessions neurofeedback. The participants have been asked to complete the food craving questionnaire and General health Questionnaire before and after training session. After collecting data, the data have been analyzed by ANCOVA. Results: Data analysis shows significant difference between experimental and control groups. Hence, neurofeedback training decreases food craving and improve the general health of overweight women. Conclusion: the result of study shows that neurofeedback training could be consider as a supplement therapy in overweight.
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Mojgan Sepah Mansour; Fatemeh Bagheri
Volume 6, Issue 22 , September 2017, , Pages 131-144
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Introduction: Health promoting lifestyle is one of the health criteria. Various factors are involved in the implementation of this lifestyle .the current study was conducted in order to determine the role of health locus of control and attachment style in predicting health promoting lifestyle. ...
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Introduction: Health promoting lifestyle is one of the health criteria. Various factors are involved in the implementation of this lifestyle .the current study was conducted in order to determine the role of health locus of control and attachment style in predicting health promoting lifestyle. Methods :this research was a descriptive – correlational study . the sample was consist of 215 student of behshahr Payame noor university that was selected according to available sampling. Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile(HPLP), multidimensional health locus of control(MHLC), - Adult Attachment Style(AAS),were used for collecting of data. Data were analyzed using correlation and stepwise regression analysis method.Results:The study showed a significant relationship between internal health locus of control (r = ./38), secure attachment styles(r=./26) and chance health locus of control (r=-./18), with health promoting lifestyle. Final finding of this research show that internal health locus of control had the greatest power to predict health promoting lifestyle(β=./35). Conclusion: The results of this study showed that health locus of control and attachment style are proper predictors for psychological well-being. Therefore is important development positive beliefs about health and notification people of the attachment style.
